The spelling of the word "coghlan" may seem confusing at first sight, but it's actually fairly straightforward when you use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The first syllable is pronounced with a /k/ sound, followed by the /ɒ/ vowel sound found in "hot." The second syllable starts with a /ɡ/ sound and ends with the "lan" sound, which is spelled phonetically as /lən/. So, the full IPA transcription of "coghlan" is /ˈkɒɡlən/.